Katrina Kaif Biography & Wiki, Age, Height, Weight, Birth date

Katrina Kaif (born Katrina Turquotte, 16 July 1983) is a British film actress and model known for her work in Indian films. She has appeared primarily in Hindi films, as well as Telugu and Malayalam films. In addition to being one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actresses, she is considered one of India’s most attractive celebrities by media.

Born in Hong Kong, Kaif and her family lived in several countries before she moved to London. She received her first modelling assignment as a teenager and later pursued a career as a fashion model. At a fashion show in London, filmmaker Kaizad Gustadspotted Kaif and decided to cast her in Boom (2003), a critical and commercial failure. While filming in India, Kaif received modelling assignments and established a successful modelling career. However, filmmakers were hesitant to cast her due to her poor command of Hindi. After appearing in the Telugu film, Malliswari (2004), Kaif earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) and Namastey London (2007). She followed with a series of box-office hits, but was criticised for her acting, repetitive roles and inclination to male-dominated films.

Kaif’s performance in the terrorism drama New York (2009) was better received, earning her a Filmfare Award for Best Actressnomination. After roles in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Raajneeti (2010) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), she received her second Filmfare nomination for her performance in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011). Kaif featured in the thrillers Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Dhoom 3 (2013), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics for her acting prowess, she has established herself as a commercially successful actress of Hindi cinema.

3.Katrina was born to a Kashmiri father and British mother, which makes her half Indian and half British.

4.Since her childhood, she did a lot of travelling through different continents as after her birth in Hong Kong her family moved to China, Japan, France, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, and other European countries. Afterwards, her family moved to Hawaii and eventually to her mother’s home country England when she was 14, where she lived for 3 years before shifting to India.

5. She never went to any school because of frequent relocation.

6.When she was 14 years old, she won a beauty contest in Hawaii, after which she received modelling assignments and subsequently she modelled professionally in London.

7. She came to Mumbai for a modelling assignment when she was a teenager.

8. She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut with the film Saaya, opposite John Abraham, but later she was dropped because she couldn’t speak Hindi at that time. Same year, she made her Bollywood debut with erotic film Boom.

9. Ayesha Shroff, wife of Jackie Shroff and the producer of her debut film Boom changed her second name from Turquotte to Kaif, as she thought that it was not catchy and is difficult to pronounce.

10.She struggled in Bollywood at the beginning but got breakthrough with the film Namastey London opposite Akshay Kumar in 2007.

11. The silver dress that she wore in the film Welcome (2007) was worth 2 lakh (INR) ($4,814), which was gifted to her by an Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci.